A POLYCHROME DECORATED CIZHOU DISH, A SLIP DECORATED DISH AND A SLIP DECORATED STEM CUP
Song / Jin / Ming Dynasty
The polychrome dish decorated in red and green with a large foliate flowering stem on a cream slip ground; the Cizhou dish painted in cream and brown slip with a floral and linear design, the underside with a mottled russet and black glaze; the stem cup with one wide and two narrow brown slip bands encircling the exterior.
The largest 18.7cm (7 3/8in) diam. (3).
Footnotes:
宋/金/明 磁州窰彩繪盤, 白地黑彩花卉紋盤及白地黑彩高足盃

Provenance:
The stem cup: R & G McPherson, London (label). Acquired 3 November 2005.

The polychrome dish: David Baker, acquired 20 June 2006.

The slip decorated dish: The collection of Mrs Beryl Joyce; R & G McPherson Antiques (label), acquired 4 June 2008.

Collection of Nicolas de la Mare Thompson (1928-2010) and thence by descent.
Lot to be sold without reserve.

General old wear, rubbing and firing imperfections.
The slip decorated dish - restoration/overpainting to approx. 1/3 of the rim.
The polychrome dish - restoration around approx. 2/3 of the rim.
The stem cup - no visible restoration under UV. General old wear and firing imperfections.